Ruisseau de Saint-Pierre

Ruisseau de Saint-Pierre is a stream in Wallonia, Belgium. Ruisseau de Saint-Pierre is situated nearby to the village Thieu, as well as near Maurage.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Strépy-Thieu boat lift and Thieu railway station.

Strépy-Thieu boat lift

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. With a height difference of 73.15 metres between the upstream and downstream reaches, it was the tallest boat lift in the world upon its completion in 2002, and remained so until the Three Gorges Dam ship lift in China was completed in January 2016.

Thieu railway station

Railway stop

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Thieu railway station is a railway stop.

Bracquegnies railway station

Tire shop

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Bracquegnies railway station is a tire shop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thieu and Ville-sur-Haine.

Thieu

Village

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Thieu is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 1984, the Living Museum of the Canal du Centre in Thieu was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize.

Ville-sur-Haine

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ville-sur-Haine is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Le Rœulx, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Ville-sur-Haine is situated 3 km northwest of Ruisseau de Saint-Pierre.

Ghislage

Hamlet

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ghislage is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Ruisseau de Saint-Pierre.

Ruisseau de Saint-Pierre

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.46667° or 50° 28′ north

Longitude

4.1° or 4° 6′ east

Elevation

75 metres (246 feet)

Open location code

9F26F38X+MX

GeoNames ID

6957753

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